Child Support (game show)
| Child Support | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Fred Savage |
| Starring | Ricky Gervais |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ricky Gervais David Goldberg Caroline Baumgard Jeff Krask Michael Canter |
| Running time | 60 mins. (with commercials) |
| Production company | Banijay Studios North America |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 5 – December 14, 2018 |
Child Support is an American game show series, hosted by Fred Savage and starring Ricky Gervais. It premiered on January 5, 2018 on ABC.[1] In its 2016 early development stage, the show was originally called Five to Survive.[2][3] On March 13, 2018, ABC renewed the series for a second season. Later that year, the show did not return for the third season and was cancelled.
Gameplay[edit]
A question is asked to an onstage contestant by Savage, and to a group of five children in a backstage room by Gervais. A correct answer by the contestant increases his/her winnings by one level (see below), but if they give an incorrect answer, footage of the children's responses is played back to the studio. If any of the children answers correctly, the contestant remains in the game but wins no money for the question; in addition, the highest remaining prize level is removed from play. The potential top prize is $200,000, which the contestant can only achieve by answering 10 consecutive questions correctly.
The game ends as soon as any of the following occurs:
- A total of 10 questions have been played.
- If the last question is answered correctly, the contestant keeps his/her entire winnings.
- If the contestant misses the question and the children answer correctly, they keep the money for their last correct answer.
- The contestant chooses to stop after either the fourth or eighth question, keeping all money won to that point.
- Both the contestant and the children fail to answer the same question correctly.
- In the first season, they left with nothing.
- In the second season, the contestant receives $500 for each correct answer given by the children to that point.
The children's responses are frequently played back for comic effect even when the contestant gives a correct answer. No contestant ever won the top prize.
| Correct answers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money won | $1,000 | $2,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | $75,000 | $100,000 | $150,000 | $200,000 |
| Maximum consolation (season 2) | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $5,000 |
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2018)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 101" | January 5, 2018 | 4.40[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 102" | January 12, 2018 | 4.14[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 103" | January 19, 2018 | 3.75[6] |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 104" | January 26, 2018 | 4.11[7] |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 105" | February 2, 2018 | 3.82[8] |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 106" | February 9, 2018 | 2.24[9] |
Season 2 (2018)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 201" | October 5, 2018 | 2.07[10] |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 202" | October 12, 2018 | 2.03[11] |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 203" | October 19, 2018 | 1.90[12] |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 204" | October 26, 2018 | 2.36[13] |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 205" | November 2, 2018 | 2.25[14] |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 206" | November 9, 2018 | 2.17[15] |
| 13 | 7 | "Episode 207" | November 16, 2018 | 2.38[16] |
| 14 | 8 | "Episode 208" | November 23, 2018 | 2.38[17] |
| 15 | 9 | "Episode 209" | November 30, 2018 | 3.16[18] |
| 16 | 10 | "Episode 210" | December 14, 2018 | 1.94[19] |
References[edit]
- ^ Petski, Denise (16 November 2017). "ABC Sets Premiere Dates For TGIT, Ricky Gervais' 'Child Support' & 'Match Game'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 October 2016). "ABC Orders Ricky Gervais Game Show With Kids 'Five to Survive' From Banijay". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (13 October 2016). "Rick Gervais Game Show 'Five to Survive' Ordered by ABC". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (January 8, 2018). "'Child Support,' 'MacGyver,' everything else steady: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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- ^ Porter, Rick (January 29, 2018). "'Blindspot,' 'Agents of SHIELD,' all others hold: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Porter, Rick (February 5, 2018). "'Hell's Kitchen' finale, 'Jane the Virgin,' all others hold: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
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- ^ Welch, Alex (October 15, 2018). "'Speechless' and 'Dateline' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (October 22, 2018). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (October 29, 2018). "'Midnight, Texas,' 'Dynasty,' everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 5, 2018). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up, 'Dynasty' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 12, 2018). "'Last Man Standing, 'MacGyver,' everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 19, 2018). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 27, 2018). "College football adjusts up, 'Trolls Holiday' and 'The Wall' rerun adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
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